We are delighted to announce that Professor Bob McMahon and emeritus Professor Tom Farrar have been named Fellows of the American Chemical Society. The fellows program began in 2009 as a way to recognize and …
Year: 2011
Professor Lian Yu Receives 2011 David Grant Award in Physical Pharmacy
We have just heard that our Physical Chemistry division colleague Professor Lian Yu of Pharmacy has been awarded the 2011 David Grant Award in Physical Pharmacy by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. This is …
Jeanne Hamers & Pam Doolittle Write Successful Lab Equipment Proposals
Congratulations to Jeanne Hamers and Pam Doolittle for writing successful Instructional Laboratory Modernization requests for 2011. Jeanne’s proposal will help fund the purchase of new laboratory equipment that expands the advanced undergraduate labs capabilities for …
Jeanne Hamers Inducted as a Teaching Fellow
This past April, Jeanne Hamers was honored by being inducted as a Teaching Fellow in the UW Teaching Academy. Professor Ned Sibert wrote the nomination letter for Jeanne. Here is a link to the Teaching …
2001 Chemistry PhD Student Nick Condon on Jeopardy!
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry grad Nick Condon, a 2001 PhD with John Wright, is on Jeopardy!! See him use his Badger smarts for a first place finish. If you want to follow his thoughts …
Samira Musah Wins Why File Contest
Samira Musah, graduate student with Laura Kiessling, was named winner of the Cool Science Image Contest by The Why Files. The winning image shows a muscle cell that was derived from human embryonic stem cells. …
Lu Wang Wins PChem Poster Award at ACS
Ms. Lu Wang, who works with Professor Jim Skinner, was one of the winners of the Pchem poster award at the Anaheim ACS meeting. Congratulations, Lu!
Congratulations to Poster Session Award Winners!
Thank you to everyone who participated in last Friday’s poster session. Particularly, we thank the faculty judges and those students who presented posters. Your efforts made this event a success! The judges had the challenge …
Mary Beth Anzovino is a Letters & Science Teaching Fellow
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that grad student Mary Beth Anzovino has been selected as a 2011 L&S Teaching Fellow. Mary Beth will present talks about what it’s like to be …
Partners in Giving – Special Events Award
We are proud to announce that the Department of Chemistry has won the Partners in Giving – Special Events Award; only two are given to the entire university. There will be an awards ceremony on …